DNR: New researcher named for deer, elk studies

Jun. 5, 2013

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the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Dan Storm is a new research scientist with the DNR who will be working on a variety of research projects involving deer and elk studies as part of the agency’s wildlife and forestry research group / Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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The Department of Natural Resources has announced a new research scientist who will be working on a variety of research projects involving deer and elk studies as part of the agency’s wildlife and forestry research group.

Dan Storm will work on projects such as the study of buck and fawn mortality and the nutritional condition of car-killed deer. He will also serve as deer trustee liaison for science and research action team and be a key consultant to wildlife management on deer and elk issues.

“Dan brings a wealth of deer research experience to the position,” said Karl Martin, DNR wildlife and forestry section chief. “He has a strong background in mammalogy and quantitative ecology, which will be a great addition to the research group.”

Storm joined the DNR in 2012 as a limited-time-employee research scientist, working on deer-vehicle collisions, participated in evaluating furbearer monitoring, and investigated new methods for monitoring furbearer populations. He also participated in the response to the Deer Trustee Report and developed a pilot study for monitoring reproduction and nutritional condition in deer.